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Prickly Moses
Acacia verticillata
-37.8919, 145.32
Field Notes
Description:
Prickly low shrub with spike-tipped phyllodes arranged in whorls of 4 to 6 around the main stem. Bright yellow balls of flowers are arranged close together on stalks about 30 mm long.
Habitat:
Spotted in an isolated area in a national park. Since spotted numerous shrubs growing in lower areas of the Dandenong Ranges.
Notes:
No pods seen as yet.
Fibres from this plant have been used by indigenous people as fishing lines.
Family: Mimosaceae
Reference Links:
.: Acacia verticillata ssp. verticillata :.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
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